[AmanoJ]

Does anyone have any tips or information about this NM?

I want to camp it for the Carect ring, mainly... it is like an astral, without the HP penalty (5 less mp, but one more mind), and "free" in a way.

It supposedly spawns on the barge, during the north->south trip every 21-24 hours. Is there any other information about it, or has anyone fought it?

Thanks in advance.

[Taru~Summoner]

i believe it's south > north trip, and i camped him for a day or two, (must have slept thru the spawn,) i only saw Vodyanoi, which didnt drop shit and tore through my carbys with abysal blast as 50SMN. Supposedly, he spawns on the shore, and he must be agroed, so i suggest resting on the barge to agro him and make him jump on. good luck to you !

[chups]

No, this NM is not supposed to spawn in 21-24 hrs!!!
The information on the web is misleading ppl.
One time I bumped into it on the boat, I killed it and got the ring.
13 hrs later, i went back and camped it again with my friend. We
camped there for 17 hours straight without missing any single ride and we didn't see the orc. So I am 100% sure it's not a 21-24 hr spawn NM.

[Arian/Armel]

Kudosai do you really have 1,999 mp?

[grahamoo]

he used one of those wizard drink ballista items... doubles your max MP.

[Jio]

Taru~Summoner :
Supposedly, he spawns on the shore, and he must be agroed, so i suggest resting on the barge to agro him and make him jump on. good luck to you !

I've attempted camping the NM for my ninja's JSE but 4hrs after maintenance it didnt pop. which leads me to think it may not be a 21-24hr nm. i must rest to aggro it? anyone can confirm?

[Delfin]

Jio :
I've attempted camping the NM for my ninja's JSE but 4hrs after maintenance it didnt pop. which leads me to think it may not be a 21-24hr nm. i must rest to aggro it? anyone can confirm?

The orc doesn't drop the NIN JSE, the Vyodanoi frog thing does, and it seems to be random 4-6hrs respawn, only during night trips, it will only despawn if it becomes day, so zoning is not a real issue except for perhaps losing claim ._.

I camped both over a week once and NEVER spotted the Orc, but I didn't sit down and heal constantly because I didn't know he HAD to aggro from outside so maybe I missed it.

[Taru~Summoner]

*bump*
i belive vody also drop mnk pants too.
he popped when i wasnt resting or anything, barely enough run space for me to recast carbuncles, but if you are melee just maybe sub nin or whm for cures/blink, help alot for lower lv
edit: oh yes, i did have that, was in ballista, if you look closely u can see the team scores and petras n stuff in BG

[Arian/Armel]

oh i didn't see that at first but its still cool lol

[chups]

Vyodanoi spawn time used to be 4-6 hr. And the drop rate is not very high, it drops RDM RSE pant and NIN RSE pant.
However after the april patch, SE changed the spawn time to 12-16 hrs.

The spawn time of Orc and the way it spawns is still unknown, but for sure it's not time limited 21-24 hr spawn.

[Wolf~Knight]

AmanoJ :
Does anyone have any tips or information about this NM?

I want to camp it for the Carect ring, mainly... it is like an astral, without the HP penalty (5 less mp, but one more mind), and "free" in a way.

It supposedly spawns on the barge, during the north->south trip every 21-24 hours. Is there any other information about it, or has anyone fought it?

Thanks in advance.

camping him for this ring is most defiantly not worth it, unless you need the boots too and if need free mp rings go to davoi and open chest for electrum.

[Catu]

I would have to say otherwise Wolf~! Electrums are lvl 40... Carect is lvl 25 very good for early on. With no HP penalty.

He is a very easy spawn. I have seen him one ride after another(from south to north ride.) He seems to be a complete random boat ride NM no time. Got him 8 times still no boots. Only time I have not got him is on solo ride(me being the only one on the boat at the time)... My advice would be to get a friend and both rest on each side of the boat(one by where you appear when boat ride starts other person by NPC.)

[AmanoJ]

So he does aggro from the shore, for sure? When he aggroes, I assumed he does not do so claimed?

Takes a second or 2 to stand up before you can do anything... if I were riding the boat and healing, and someone was riding and standing, they would almost always get the claim when it jumped on to aggro me, wouldn't they?

Is there any other way to go about it?

[Catu]

Hmmm. Good questions Amano... He is not claimed when he aggros you. He will sort of pop on shore... you can't see him. I always tried to see if you could see him pop but you can't. Even though he "Jumps" on you you cannot see him pop. No one was ever there to steal him, but definatly someone could steal him.

Think of it as a regular NM that just spawns out of thin air... except he is attacking when he spawns and the exception that you have to be resting to get him to spawn. Good luck.

[Melios]

Is it true a shadow can be used as a hint that he will "board" the ferry? Like how you can tell if pirates are going to attack Selbina/Mhaura ferry.

[Kleiner]

It's not true, Melios. With pirates, they're a pre-determined occurance as soon as the boat loads. The NM however is not. You must rest on the edge of the boat in order to agro him. I always tried to have a friend with me, so i could have one person on both sides. I got the ring ages back after a while of trying, but man he's an annoying NM to camp.

[GamezAsura]

just curious now but which side of the barge do you typically rest on edge-wise for the spawn, one or either.

[Knyte]

necro bump!!!

any new info concerning this nm and its pop time?

[Prothescar]

http://wiki.ffxiclop...ubborn_Dredvodd